To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
An object of an ardent desire.
A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on
To put or send on a venture or chance.
To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
To risk or offer.
To undertake a risky or daring journey.
To say something.
A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.
The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.